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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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